Miss
Xuefen Jiang, a retired Accountant from a hotel in China, was visiting
her daughter, Miss Grace (Xing) Wang in Seattle. Three days after her
arrival, she was rushed to the hospital for a small procedure, which led
to the discovery of a Carcinoid Tumor. Three operations followed in the
1st week of her US tour. She is now doing well at Swedish Hospital. As a
single mom with a three year old daughter, Grace's life is in disorder
with most of her time now spent in the hospital. She needs your help and
support. To help, please visit the Donate or Volunteer pages under How
to Help. WPCF is an IRS registered 501.C.3 charitable organization and
all donations are qualified for federal tax deduction with certificate
from WPCF.

Miss Hong Liu

Miss
Hong Liu was a visiting artist in Seattle in early 2004 for a couple of
months. Recently she has been diagnosed with womb neck cancer at its
late stage, which has spread to her lung according to a medical test
reported on March 30, 2004 from Beijing Cancer Hospital.

Most of you may still remember her beautiful voice and distinguished
performance at the New Year concert in February hosted by Well Pacific
Cancer Foundation (WPCF) and Chinese Student and Scholar Association
respectively. She loved her musical career as a vocal instructor for the
past 13 years in South Africa since she left her music teaching post at
Nanjing Normal University. On her recent visit to the U.S., she happily
accepted a vocal teaching position at Pacific Performance Arts Center (PPAC),
part of Well Pacific Cancer Foundation, a charitable organization, and
she is beloved by all her students and colleagues. In her spare time,
she taught kids music at Washington Chinese School and her church in
Northgate. She also supported cancer patients and families by
volunteering herself in many music and cultural events sponsored by Well
Pacific Cancer Foundation.

She has been a single parent and her son is working at South Africa
Airlines. She was in her mid 50's this year.

UPDATE: Miss Hong Liu passed away on Sept. 20, 2004.

Miss
Hong Liu passed away around 2:00 am on September 20, 2004 at a Nanjing
hospital with her family around her, according to her sister in Seattle.
She was not in pain as her heart beat became weaker in the past few
weeks, after a 4th radiation treatment. Her family would like to pass
along her thanks to people who have helped her through WPCF.

Donations to Miss Liu's family (her mother and her son) and other cancer
patients will be accepted through Well Pacific Cancer Foundation. WPCF
is coordinating her funeral in China through her family members.

Mr.
Wei-ming Zhang's family was a happy one until 2 weeks ago. Doctors at
Virginia Mason Hospital diagnosed him with pancreas cancer. He was
already in a late stage, where the cancer cells had spread to his
stomach and bones. He now has only a few more months to live. His family
is now overwhelmed with despair. Mr. Zhang, a handsome and quiet man
among friends, is known as the "Casino Guy". He is 51 years old and was
a music composer, a band conductor, a free lance play writer, and a
hospital administrator. Mr. Zhang recently graduated with a computer
science degree. Due to the bad economy, he was unable to find a secure
job and resorted to working night shifts at the Emerald Queen Casino in
Tacoma. The tedious job required him to work night shifts from 12
midnight to 6 a.m. He hoped to obtain a job in his field of expertise
once the economy started to proliferate again. He had a happy family
that consisted of his lovely wife and his 15-year-old son. His wife
worked at as a bank-teller, while his son was brought to the U.S. for a
better life not more than two years ago.

This
tragedy came at a very bad time; the family was not financially prepared
at all. Mr. Zhang's income suddenly declined to $200 a month (long term
disability benefit from the company he works). Mrs. Zhang lost her
income also, due to the fact that she has to stay full time with her
husband in the hospital. Thanks to her co-workers who donated 6 weeks of
vacation days, they are able to hold up for a short period of time. The
family has run out money, they are even unable to pay for the rent. They
are depending on their church to pay this month's bill, but after that
everything remains uncertain. They had little savings to begin with and
now their income has declined rapidly. They are desperately in need of
financial aid to help meet the daily necessities of a cancer patient.
Mr. Zhang went through an operation that cut off 1/3 of his pancreas,
and has been in the hospital for the past two weeks. Due to the cancer
cells spreading like wild fire, he cannot take in solid foods and is in
a lot of pain (even high dosages of pain killers don't work anymore). He
has not had a real meal for weeks and has lost 30 pounds since he
arrived at the hospital. Yet he is brave and never sheds a single tear
in front of his family and friends. He is still smiling and maintaining
a good sense of humor. Mr. Zhang is determined to fight until his very
last day. Though doctors have repeatedly turned down his request, he is
still persistent on returning home to spend his last days with his
family. Dear friends, we ask for your assistance in helping Mr. Zhang
and his family to overcome this tragedy. Let us show them how much we
care by supporting them and helping them in their time of need.

At about 7:15 a.m. in the early morning of the
day after Thanksgiving, 2003, Mr. Nanchang Su was in peace with a calm
smile in the arms of his wife and daughter in the Northwest hospital in
Northgate Mall area. Within a half hour, Well Pacific Cancer Foundation
(WPCF) received the death report.

It has been a 2-year, tough fight for this
nose cancer patient. Since the time that this 54-year-old patient was
diagnosed with nose cancer, the whole family was shocked and then
divested with an income loss to the family shortly after. To support the
expensive private medical insurance ($900/mo for COBRA), Mrs. Su worked
day and night in a Chinese restaurant with long hours. Thankfully relief
in the form of SSI medical program had been recently brought in by WPCF.
Yet day-to-day life is still a struggle.

Mr. Su's family is a common one like yours and
mine. Before the family came to the America in 1997, Mr. Su was a
Mechanical Engineer for many years in a High Voltage Electric Equipment
Plant in Guangdong and his wife, an Analysis Chemistry Engineer at
Guangdong Petra-Chemical Research Institute. Upon their arrival in
Seattle, they quickly started going to ESL classes and hunting for jobs.
Mr. Su ended up becoming a CNC operator (computer control tools) for a
factory in Lynnwood. However, Mrs. Su was not able to find a job close
to her experience and skills as the economy downturn came so fast. What
helped is their lovely daughter Ying who is a hard-working student and
she made it into UW.

Yet, friends who know the Su family all liked
Mr. Su as a warm and open-hearted person with an upbeat attitude. He was
a good patient and liked to try any new cancer treatment. People saw him
singing at a Karaoke party just 2 months ago. He even told his doctor
that he wants to donate his body for medical research as a way to
payback his "personal debt" to this country as a new immigrant.

Mr. Su has had a normal life, yet a great
life, as a music lover, an antique researcher (hobby), a beloved father,
a tender husband, a friend and a cancer fighter. We will always miss
him.

Mr. Su's funeral ceremony was held at the
Bothell Funeral Home (18224 103rd Ave, NE, Bothell, WA 98011) on Sunday
November 30, 2003. Donations to Su's family will be greatly appreciated,
and will help to cover part of the funeral expenses and other family
debts that arose out of this tragedy.

As part of federal 501 charitable
organizations, your employer may match your donation. Please make a note
on your check "for Su Family Relief" and specify if you need a federal
tax refund receipt. Provide your contact information (phone or email)
and your employer name if you do not mind we contact them for the
matching program.